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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Winnipeg Jets · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
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Canada Life Centre
SN-PIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins
2–0–0
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Winnipeg Jets
Jets
0–0–1
Upcoming
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SN-PIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
Away · Penguins
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Stuart Skinner has not had an answer for Andrei Kuzmenko: 5 goals on 23 shots. But Arturs Silovs has had trouble with Winnipeg, a .862 save percentage on 58 shots.
Canada Life Centre
Winnipeg Jets
Home · Jets
0–0–1
1 PTS
Penguins
GOALIES
Jets
Arturs Silovs
Arturs Silovs
Expected
.886 SV% · 2.47 GAA · 2W
.920 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Stuart Skinner
Stuart Skinner
Likely · 4741-stuart-skinner
.867 SV% · 3.79 GAA · 0W
.859 SV% L5 · Cooling
Penguins
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Jets
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L1
Kyle Connor · Mark Scheifele · Cole Perfetti
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L2
Isak Rosen · Viggo Björck · Gabriel Vilardi
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L3
Morgan Barron · Adam Lowry · Brad Lambert
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
L4
Nino Niederreiter · Vladislav Namestnikov · Alex Iafallo
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D1
Josh Morrissey · Dylan DeMelo
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D2
Dylan Samberg · Neal Pionk
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
D3
Mario Ferraro · Tyrel Bauer
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP1
Gabriel Vilardi · Mark Scheifele · Cole Perfetti · Josh Morrissey · Kyle Connor
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PP2
Nino Niederreiter · Viggo Björck · Vladislav Namestnikov · Neal Pionk · Isak Rosen
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK1
Viggo Björck · Alex Iafallo · Dylan Samberg · Neal Pionk
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
PK2
Adam Lowry · Kyle Connor · Mario Ferraro · Dylan DeMelo
PenguinsProjected lines
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
JetsProjected lines
L1
Kyle Connor · Mark Scheifele · Cole Perfetti
L2
Isak Rosen · Viggo Björck · Gabriel Vilardi
L3
Morgan Barron · Adam Lowry · Brad Lambert
L4
Nino Niederreiter · Vladislav Namestnikov · Alex Iafallo
D1
Josh Morrissey · Dylan DeMelo
D2
Dylan Samberg · Neal Pionk
D3
Mario Ferraro · Tyrel Bauer
PP1
Gabriel Vilardi · Mark Scheifele · Cole Perfetti · Josh Morrissey · Kyle Connor
PP2
Nino Niederreiter · Viggo Björck · Vladislav Namestnikov · Neal Pionk · Isak Rosen
PK1
Viggo Björck · Alex Iafallo · Dylan Samberg · Neal Pionk
PK2
Adam Lowry · Kyle Connor · Mario Ferraro · Dylan DeMelo
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT Ken Wiebe · Oct 4 · 11:39 AM CT
Penguins
INJURY REPORT
Jets
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Connor Hellebuyck
IR · Expected back Oct 17
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Garrett Brown
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
Walker Duehr
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 17
Elias Salomonsson
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
PenguinsInjury report
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
JetsInjury report
Connor Hellebuyck
IR · Expected back Oct 17
Garrett Brown
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Walker Duehr
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 17
Elias Salomonsson
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT Ken Wiebe · Oct 4 · 11:39 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Penguins have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Jets won their last game and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Stuart Skinner has not had an answer for Andrei Kuzmenko: 5 goals on 23 shots. But Arturs Silovs has had trouble with Winnipeg, a .862 save percentage on 58 shots.

The special-teams edge is the Penguins': a 2nd-ranked power play against a penalty kill ranked 27th. Kyle Connor has made a habit of hurting the Penguins: 5 points in the last 4 meetings.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Andrei Kuzmenko has 5 goals on Stuart Skinner (23 shots).
(Pittsburgh)
5 goals on Stuart Skinner
Special Teams
Pittsburgh's power play ranks 2nd while Winnipeg's penalty kill ranks 27th.
2nd / 27th PP vs PK
Goaltending
Arturs Silovs has struggled against Winnipeg — a .862 save % on 58 shots.
.862 SV% vs WPG
Player
Kyle Connor has 5 points in his last 4 games against Pittsburgh. See the games →
(Winnipeg)
5 pts, last 4 vs PIT
Matchup
Samuel Girard has 13 shots on Stuart Skinner without a goal.
(Pittsburgh)
0/13 vs Stuart Skinner
Milestone
Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals.
98 career goals